Olle Nordemar

Olof Harry "Olle" Nordemar (25 July 1914 – 18 February 1999) was a Swedish film director, film editor, film producer, cinematographer and screenwriter. Nordemar is best known as the producer behind Olle Hellbom's films based on novels by Astrid Lindgren. Nordemar edited and produced the Norwegian-Swedish documentary Kon-Tiki which received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for 1951 at the 24th Academy Awards.

Career Nordemar was born in Stockholm, Sweden and was brother to film editor and director Eric Nordemar. Nordemar was active in the film industry from 1932. After completing school education, Nordemar conducted laboratory practice in the film industry from 1931 to 1935. He was employed by the Army, Navy and Air Film (Armé-, Marin- och Flygfilm) to do work as photographer and editor from 1935 to 1940. Nordemar became chief photographer at the Sandrew Group in 1940 and was chief photographer at AB Europa Film from 1945.

He was cinematographer, director and producer in Hollywood from 1945 to 1946. which he became CEO of. Nordemar received the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for Kon-Tiki (1950) at the 24th Academy Awards in 1951.

He was a board member of the Association of Swedish Film Producers (Föreningen svenska filmproducenter), and others.

Filmography Nordemar's filmography:

Director Nordkalotten (1951) Kon-Tiki (1950) Ett kungsord (1948) Fjällbiten (1947) Weekend i Nizza (1947) "När lillan kom till jorden ..." (1942) Skydda er gröda (1939)

Screenplay I Sagas värld (1948)

Producer Madicken på Junibacken (1980) Du är inte klok, Madicken (1979) The Brothers Lionheart (1977) Måndagarna med Fanny (1977) City of My Dreams (1976) A Guy and a Gal (1975) Världens bästa Karlsson (1974) Emil and the Piglet (1973) Here Comes Pippi Longstocking (1973) The Man Who Quit Smoking (1972) Kråkguldet (1969) Pippi Långstrump (1969) Konsert för piano, två ansikten och en fortsättning (1968) Modiga mindre män (1968) Vi på Saltkråkan (1968) Skrållan, Ruskprick och Knorrhane (1967) Tjorven och Skrållan (1965) Den gamla kvarnen (1964) Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses (1964) Bara roligt i Bullerbyn (1961) The Children of Bullerbyn Village (1960) Raggare! (1959) Frihet, samverkan, fred (1957) Bill Bergson Lives Dangerously (1957) Rasmus, Pontus och Toker (1956) Sveriges järnvägar (1956) Luffaren och Rasmus (1955) De historiska minnenas stad (1951) Tini-Kling (1951) Kon-Tiki (1950) I södra halvklotets största hamn (1948)

Production manager Emil and the Piglet (1973) Here Comes Pippi Longstocking (1973) Om 7 flickor (1973) Nya hyss av Emil i Lönneberga (1972) Emil i Lönneberga (1971) Pippi on the Run (1970) Pippi in the South Seas (1970) Pippi Långstrump (1969) Vi på Saltkråkan (1968) Tjorven och Mysak (1966) Tjorven och Skrållan (1965) Tjorven, Båtsman och Moses (1964) Bill Bergson and the White Rose Rescue (1953) Son of the Sea (1949) Bröllopsnatten (1947)

Cinematographer Fjällbiten (1947) Weekend i Nizza (1947) Barnen från Frostmofjället (1945) Tre söner gick till flyget (1945) En dag skall gry (1944) I Am Fire and Air (1944) I brist på bevis (1943) In Darkest Smaland (1943) Imprisoned Women (1943) "När lillan kom till jorden ..." (1942) Johanssons i Vrena (1942) Kan doktorn komma? (1942) Vårat gäng (1942) Klart. Tåg ut! (1941) När det gäller (1941) Sofiaflickorna i Vålådalen (1941) Någonstans i Sverige (1940) Solidaritet över havet (1940) Västkust i sol (1940) Skydda er gröda (1939) Vintersemester (1939) Jukkasjärvi Män, vapen och motorer (1937) Rullande hotell (1937)

Roles Mot härliga tider (1983) Jag är med barn (1979) Mannen som slutade röka (1972) Pippi Långstrump på de sju haven (1970) Mysteriet Artfilm (1954) Dumbo (1941) Privatfilm Olle Nordemar

Editor Madicken på Junibacken (1980) Goldorak, rymdfantomen (1976) Here Comes Pippi Longstocking (1973) Vi på Saltkråkan (1968) Stimulantia (1967) Aku-Aku - Påsköns hemlighet (1960) Kon-Tiki (1950) Weekend i Nizza (1947) Masstransporter i kristid (1942) Ungdom i skidskola (1942)

Other Technical director Bröllopsnatten (1947)

First assistant cameraman Första divisionen (1941)

Still photographer Rasmus på luffen (1981)